Image copyright AP Image caption Many are criticising the zoo and the boy’s parents for the gorilla’s death Police are to investigate the circumstances around the killing of a gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo after a four-year-old boy fell into his enclosure. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said once the police inquiry had finished “they will [...]

Television writer Carla Lane, who created shows including 1980s Liverpool sitcom Bread, has died aged 87. Lane, who was born in Liverpool and later became known for her animal rights activism, also wrote Butterflies and co-wrote The Liver Birds. Bread, which focused on the extended Boswell family, aired for seven series between 1986 and 1991. [...]

Image caption Nyomi (left) and Rachel Fee murdered two-year-old Liam Mother Rachel Fee and her partner Nyomi have been found guilty of murdering Rachel’s two-year-old son Liam in Fife. The couple were convicted of assaulting and killing the young child at his home in Thornton in March 2014. They had blamed another boy for the [...]

Image copyright AP Image caption Robert Gropel says he is struggling to come to terms with his wife’s death The husband of an Australian mountaineer who died while descending Mount Everest has told of his anguish. Robert Gropel told Australian broadcaster Channel 7 that he and Maria Strydom had been near the summit when she [...]

Media playback is not supported on this device Alastair Cook reaches 10,000 Test runs England captain Alastair Cook has become the youngest player to score 10,000 Test runs. Aged 31, five months and five days, he achieved the landmark by reaching five on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street. [...]

Media captionTrevor Bunney, RNLI: “One lady had the first signs of hypothermia.” Two British men have appeared in court charged with immigration offences after a boat carrying 20 people was rescued off the Kent coast on Sunday. Robert Stilwell, 33, from Dartford, and Mark Stribling, 35, from Farningham, appeared at Medway Magistrates Court accused of [...]

The match was held up for an hour by rain Britain’s Andy Murray beat American John Isner in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open. The world number two saved three set points in a 16-minute first-set tie-break and was leading 7-6 (11-9) 2-1 when play was stopped because of rain. Murray, [...]

Media captionCarlotta Sami from UNHCR: “The smugglers literally push them onto the boats” Up to 700 migrants are feared drowned in a series of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in the last few days, the UN refugee agency says. The boats sank south of Italy on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as the migrants tried [...]

Image copyright PA/GETTY IMAGES Image caption Boris Johnson (L) and Michael Gove have written an open letter to David Cameron David Cameron must accept the failure of the government’s manifesto pledge to reduce migration into the UK, two leading Vote Leave MPs have said. Michael Gove and Boris Johnson said the pledge was “corrosive of [...]

Image copyright Mark Falconer Image caption Dean Martin died in a crash in the 850cc classic practice A rider has died and another has been seriously injured in a crash during the pre-TT races. Organisers Southern 100 Racing said Dean Martin, from the Isle of Man, died in a crash with Jamie O’Brien on the [...]